Open qualifiers (also known as Wild Card) are the most nerve-wracking way to qualify for any major yoyo contest. High fives to everyone who went through the wringer on this, and congratulations to the top 13 finishers who will advance to the Prelim round, tomorrow at the Athenaeum Theatre!

We’ve got video of the winners from the 2018 Korean National YoYo Contest. Looks like a nice bunch of contenders for the upcoming 2018 World YoYo Contest in China…hope to see all of these players in Shanghai!

Subway： Take Shanghai Subway Line 2 East Extension Line and get off at Guanglan Road stop;
Take Subway Line 2(heads to East Xujing) and get off at East Nanjing Road stop;
Take Subway Line 10(heads to Xin Jiang Wan Cheng) and arrive at Wujiaochang stop.

From

To

Stops

Transfer Stop

Ticket fee

Time

Pudong International Airport

Guanglan Road

8 stops

Guanglan Road

8 yuan

1h 50min

Guanglan Road

East Nanjing Road

9 stops

East Nanjing Road

East Nanjing Road

Wujiaochang

8 stops

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Notes：From Wujiaochang station please exit from Exit No.5. The hotel is 900 meters from the station.

Taxi：Taxi takes about 70 min for the 70 kilometers journey and costs about 160 yuan.

Shanghai Railway StationToHyatt Regency Shanghai Wujiaochang Hotel

Subway： Take Shanghai Subway Line 4 (heads to Yishan Road) and get off at Hailun Road stop;
Take Subway Line 10(heads to Xin Jiang Wan Cheng) and arrive at Wujiaochang stop.

From

To

Stops

Transfer Stop

Ticket fee

Time

Shanghai Railway Station

Hailun Road

2 stops

Hailun Road

4 yuan

50min

Hailun Road

Wujiaochang

5 stops

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Notes：From Wujiaochang station please exit from Exit No.5. The hotel is 900 meters from the station.

Taxi：Taxi takes about 30 min for the 12 kilometers journey and costs about 40 yuan.

Are you traveling to the 2018 World YoYo Contest in Shanghai? Make sure you are prepared!

Most people from outside of China will need to obtain a visa in advance to enter China.

Please check the information below carefully.

Countries that do NOT need a Visa:

If you are from one of the following countries you should not need to obtain a visa (of course, you will still need your Passport).

“Citizens of Singapore, Brunei and Japan holding ordinary passports may enter China without a visa through the ports of entry open to foreigners provided that they come to China for tourism, family visit, business or transit, and intend to stay in China for no more than 15 days.”

San Marino

Mauritius

Bahamas

Barbados

Ecuador

Fiji

Grenada

Serbia

Seychelles

Tonga

United Arab Emirates

Brunei

Japan

Singapore

Countries that DO need a Visa

If you are from any other country you will probably need to apply for a visa. It may cost money and take some time but it should not be too difficult.

Visa Type:

The local host highly recommends you obtain an L-Visa (Foreigners who intend to go to China as a tourist).

Some people may think they need F-Visa since you are competing in a sport competition. However, China officials see the definition of “Sport” as professional sports like Baseball or Soccer or Olympic sports. This does not include sport yo-yo. If you apply for a F-Visa and claim that you are competing in “sport yo-yo,” you may confuse them and complicate or delay your visa process.

The easiest way for you is to apply for a Tourist Visa (L-Visa) and it does not need our invitation letter. Basically, it only requires proof of your flight ticket and hotel stay.

What you need: (It is just a sample for your information. Please check with officials for your own situation.)

1. Basic Documents

(1) Passport
(2) Visa Application Form and Photo
(3) Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship)
(4) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable for those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship)

2. Supporting documents

1. Applicant’s round-trip flight booking and hotel reservation.

If applicants can’t provide the hotel reservation and are instead staying at a friend’s or relative’s place, please provide the tourism invitation letter and a copy of the inviter’s Chinese ID (front & back) or foreign residence permit and passport copy.

For US players, we HIGHLY recommend that you use a third-party service to manage your visa application process. The cost is slightly higher but they are very efficient and quite a few US players have used them for various yoyo-related trips to China with great success.

The 2018 Canadian National Championship has come and gone, and once again Luckey Li takes the title by the slimmest of margins…less than half a point! Check out full results, scoring breakdowns, and video of the winners.

Luckey Li brings us a great highlight reel from the 2018 European YoYo Contest! Check out tricks and behind-the-scenes action from some of your favorite players including Tal Mordoch, Janos Karancz, Riccardo Fraolini, Quentin Godet, and more!

Luckey Li brings us a great highlight reel from the 2018 European YoYo Contest! Check out tricks and behind-the-scenes action from some of your favorite players including Tal Mordoch, Janos Karancz, Riccardo Fraolini, Quentin Godet, and more!